Candy Evans

Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, is one of the nation’s leading real estate reporters.

Real Estate’s Biggest Thinkers Gathered at The Peerage Realty Partners Summit This Month

By Candy Evans / September 15, 2023 /

Russ Anderson had us at these words: “The industry is taking notice. I hope you do, too.” The president of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty had an intriguing letter recently in The Wall Street Journal as part of the brokerage’s full-page ad each Friday in the Mansion section. Anderson wrote about a September summit in…

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9/11 is What Made Us All Want to Go Home

By Candy Evans / September 11, 2023 /

I cannot let the clock run out on Monday, September 11, 2023, without mentioning 9/11. The day that changed our lives in America forever. I remember Dan Rather crying, saying America the Beautiful’s “Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears!”would never mean the same. It was, as my mother put it, our generations’ Pearl…

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Estate Sale Alert: Find Leather, Mink, Designer Luggage, And More in Plano

By Candy Evans / September 8, 2023 /

Given the dearth of homes for sale in prime areas of North Dallas and Preston Hollow, it was only a matter of time before estate sales had to move north to Plano. At this estate sale, you will find a whole houseful of attractive goods this weekend at 3512 Gary Drive in Plano east of…

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Neiman Marcus, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, Frontgate, and Plano Drones: Is The Retail Apocalypse Hitting North Texas?

By Candy Evans / September 2, 2023 /

I’ve sworn I’d do this for a long time, so here goes: a quick weekly Candy-Wrap on issues affecting real estate life for our readers. We’ll take a look at pressing issues, big business deals, and maybe even a little bit of rumor and gossip in the real estate industry! Let me know how you…

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Is Health The Hottest New Amenity? HALL Arts Residences Has it at Every Turn

By Candy Evans / August 11, 2023 /

There are luxuries — and then there is luxury. In the former category? Spa-like baths. Boutique-style closets. European appliances that sauté, simmer, and chill. In the latter? Health, wellness, thoughtfulness, and ease — things that really matter, every day. We know of a place with all of it: HALL Arts Residences — the 28-story, 48-home luxury residential high-rise…

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